Putin
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Why Putin has proposed an energy hub in Turkey / Yasar Yakis
Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan create a natural gas hub in Thrace, the European part of Turkey.
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Sweden’s new gov’t says will fulfil deal with Turkey on NATO
Sweden’s new center-right government has said it will fulfil all requirements under a deal with Turkey to join the NATO alliance, the Associated Press reported on Monday.
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Turkish election the keyword for Erdogan's normalization with Assad
The pragmatism of decision-makers in Ankara surprised most observers of Turkish-Syrian relations. Normalization between the Turkish president and the president of the Syrian regime was not something that would have come to mind only months ago. The expectations were that the contacts would remain on an indirect intelligence level mediated by Moscow or Tehran, or at best a direct security contact.
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Erdogan, Putin discuss ties in phone call
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan held a phone call on Friday with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin about improving bilateral ties and he repeated Ankara’s willingness to do its part to peacefully resolve the war in Ukraine, Erdogan’s office said.
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PYD co-chair says Ankara and Damascus cannot compromise
Salih Muslim, the co-chairman of the Democratic Union Party, the main party of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, has rejected the PYD having any links to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
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Turkey's seeking to annex occupied areas of northern Syria to each other: politician
A member of the central committee of the Kurdish Democratic Party in Syria (P.D.K.S), stated: Turkey did not receive a message for a ground attack from Russia and the United States, but it wants to make dissatisfaction among the people by destabilizing the situation in northern Syria.
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At summit, Erdogan, Putin still divided on Syria
Ankara agreed that part of its natural gas payments to Moscow would be switched to rubles.
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Erdogan reveals cooperation with Damascus on 'terrorism'
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan revealed on late Friday a collaboration between his country and the Syrian government in Damascus regarding what he called “fighting terrorism.”
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Western capitals alarmed by burgeoning Turkey, Russia ties
Western states are increasingly concerned over intensifying economic ties between Turkey and Russia, warning of the mounting risk of Ankara facing potential punitive retaliation if it assists Moscow in avoiding sanctions, the Financial Times said on Saturday.
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Erdogan meets Putin in Sochi, agrees on boosting cooperation
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday agreed to switch part of payments for Russian gas to the rouble currency, Reuters reported, citing Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak.
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Russian president to visit Iran next week
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin would make a visit to Iran next week, an Iranian lawmaker said.
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Two Turkish soldiers killed in Kurdistan Region
Two Turkish soldiers were killed in the Kurdistan Region, Turkey’s minister of defense announced in a statement on Saturday, June 11.
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Erdogan, Putin discuss Turkey's Syria military operations
Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed planned military operations in Syria with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Has Ukraine war given Erdogan free hand at home? / Pinar Tremblay
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan might be aiming to tighten his grip on the domestic front, taking advantage of Ankara’s rising profile amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Erdogan eyes Israeli and Iraqi gas and targets Kurds amid Ukraine war / Turkmen Terzi
The ongoing war in Ukraine poses great economic and security risks to Turkey, with Russian troops controlling large stretches of Ukraine’s Black Sea coast and Turkey’s investments with both Russia and Ukraine already at risk. Due to his close relationship with Vladimir Putin, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has had to navigate Turkey’s foreign policy during the war with extreme caution. On the other hand, the Turkish leader is pursuing a policy of radical pragmatism targeting Kurds in northern Iraq while negotiating with Israel and Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to transport oil and gas to Europe via Turkey.
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Russia-Ukraine talks in Turkey yield respite but no ceasefire / Amberin Zaman
Turkey played host for the second time as peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine resumed today.
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Erdogan may lose power as the Putin regime weakens / Turkmen Terzi
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) enjoyed strong public support during the first decade of its 20-year rule, but since the December 2013 corruption investigations, in which the close circle of then-prime minister Erdoğan was implicated, the party has been involved in the establishment of an oppressive regime to cover up the crimes committed by party members and to stay in power. Erdogan moved away from Europe’s democratic norms to avoid accountability and in the process built a strong economic and political relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Following a controversial coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016, he continued destroying Turkey’s democratic institutions and built an illiberal authoritarian regime. Whether or not Putin will be successful in occupying Ukraine, Western powers have already isolated the Putin regime through harsh economic sanctions, and Erdogan may not be able to continue his draconian regime in Turkey without the support of Putin.
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Erdogan says Turkey is against any NATO decision against Russia
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated Turkey’s position opposing the Russian invasion of Ukraine, saying he was also against any NATO decision violating Russia’s territorial integrity.
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Erdogan to ask Putin to stop Ukraine war in a Sunday call
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will tell his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Sunday to stop the invasion of Ukraine, an Erdogan spokesman said, while adding that it was naive to expect talks between Moscow and Kyiv to yield results while fighting rages.
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Erdogan wants to talk F-35 dispute with Biden in Rome
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed optimism on Thursday that his government would recover the $1.4 billion it put toward acquiring Lockheed-Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jet amid talks with the United States.
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Turkey plans military action with the U.S., Russia against Syrian Kurds
Turkey is preparing for possible further military action against a U.S.-backed Kurdish militia in northern Syria if talks on the issue with the United States and Russia fail, two Turkish officials said.
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Erdogan and Putin discuss Syria in Wednesday meeting
Peace in Syria is dependent on relations between Ankara and Moscow, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday during a summit with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
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Moscow does not believe in resolving Kurdish issue in Syria: official
Russia is only looking for its own interests and does not believe in resolving the political issue in Syria," said the head of the public relations office of the Syrian Kurdistan Future Movement.
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Turkey faces gathering storm in Syria
Erdogan’s choices limited as Russian-backed Syrian forces increase attacks, weigh final assault on Idlib
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Erdogan to visit Russia in late September
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Russia later this month to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and discuss the violence in northwestern Syria, Reuters reported on Friday.
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Syria Kurdistan delegation will travel to Washington after Moscow: official
A member of the delegation of the North and East Syrian Autonomous Administration in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region stated that the visit of the delegation to Moscow and Washington sends a message to the international community that only two forces, the administration and the Syrian central government, will resolve the Syrian political crisis.
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Turkey wild card in US-Russia conflict over Syria aid / Fehim Tastekin
The US administration might be open to a position shift on the Syrian file to secure the flow of cross-border international aid to Syria, a prospect that may spoil Turkey's calculations in Syria and particularly in Idlib.
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At his weakest moment, Erdogan to meet Biden / Cengiz Candar
The forthcoming Erdogan-Biden meeting on June 14 comes at a time when Erdogan is experiencing his weakest term in his very long reign.